ZMT honors institute pioneer Matthias Birkicht
07.08.2018 | Matthias Birkicht has celebrated his 25th work anniversary at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) today. He is one of the founding staff members of the institute which was started by Prof. em. Dr. Gotthilf Hempel in...
ZMT welcomes Secretary General of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
02.08.2018 | Dr. Enno Aufderheide, Secretary General of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), visited ZMT today to find out more about the institute’s work in Germany and in the tropics. He met with ZMT’s management and extended directorate as...
ZMT joins “Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO)”
31.07.18 | The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) has been granted membership of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) by the forum’s Board of Trustees. Following its successful application the Bremen-based...
Free registration now open for Leibniz Association’s SDG Conference
31.07.2018 | On September 14, the Leibniz Association will be holding a conference on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at its Berlin headquarters. ZMT scientists are involved in two panels: “Sustainable food systems from agriculture...
Award for best poster presentation goes to PhD student Carolin Müller
24.07.2018 | For her PhD at the Fisheries Biology Working Group at ZMT, Carolin Müller investigates the impact of microplastic on juvenile fish survival and growth in coastal ecosystems. At the 42nd Annual Larval Fish Conference in Canada, her...
Meeting of ZMT Alumni in Tanzania
17.07.2018 | ZMT alumni from East Africa organised the second Alumni Conference of ZMT and DAAD held in Bagamoyo (Tanzania) from July 24 to 29. The German Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr. Detlef Wächter, attended the conference as a guest of honour and...
Just published in English: ZMT's book on Bremen's research along tropical coasts
13.07.2018 | The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) and Bremen-based Edition Falkenberg have just published their book on Bremen's research along tropical coasts in an English-language version. Titled “Scientific Partnership for a...
Indo-German workshop "Marine Science and Coastal Sustainability"
06.07.2018 | The cooperation of India and Germany in science and technology has grown over the past years with a view to fostering and diversifying collaborations. The Indian and German parliament decided to increase cooperation efforts for...
Sea cucumbers: the vacuum cleaners of the oceans
29.06.2018 | Sea cucumbers are rather inconspicuous in colour, have a simple physique and are certainly not the most popular of sea creatures. They are nonetheless of enormous importance for the oceans, as scientists from the Leibniz Centre for...
Ecological Network Analysis (ENA) Workshop
20.06.2018 | From September 19 to 21, the workgroup Resource Management will hold a workshop on ecological network analysis at ZMT. Registration is now open stating the type of presentation (20-minute talk, poster). Network analysis provides a...
Delegation from business, politics and science visits South Africa and Namibia
11.06.2018 | A delegation from business, politics and science travelled to South Africa and Namibia from June 1 to 10, 2018. Almost 60 representatives from Bremen, Oldenburg and the Elbe-Weser region stopped off in Cape Town, Windhoek and Walvis Bay....